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Woodrow Brackett - 2010 Fundamental - Sitka spruce / African Mahogany

Woodrow Brackett
Brackett Instruments

Grover, NC

Phone: 704-937-2499

Email: woody@brackettinstruments.com

Website: www.brackettinstruments.com/

I built my first guitar in 1981, but didn't build any more until 2005. I currently build 6 to 10 a year, one at a time, using traditional materials and methods.

Flattop, Steel string, Oil Varnish finish, hide glue construction

24 3/4" Scale length - 1 3/4" Nut width - 2 1/4" String spacing at saddle

Builder's comments: This is my Fundamental Model. The lower bout is 14 3/4" It's designed to get a great sounding, hand built, indivudually voiced guitar into the hands of someone who doesn't want to pay for all the bling. It features bone nut and saddle, Gotoh 510 tuners, hide glue construction and a clear gloss oil varnish finish. Includes an arched top hard shell case.

New $1850

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Listing # A-63

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Running Dog Guitars - 2011 Concert Jumbo - Bearclaw Sitka spruce / Quilted maple

Rick Davis
Running Dog Guitars

118 North 35th Street
suite 105
Seattle, WA 98103

Phone: 206.547.1407

Email: rick@vtguitars.com

Website: www.runningdogguitars.com

Rick has been crafting custom acoustic guitars for 20 years, having made almost 200 instruments. His clients include both professional and recreational musicians, and his guitars can be heard on recordings by Chip Wilson, Arty McGlynn, Dennis Cahill, Danny O'Keefe, and Paul Asbell. His work has been featured in several books, including Tim Brookes' "Guitar: An American Life." He exhibited at the Healdsburg Guitar Festival since 1997, at the Montreal Guitar Show where one of his guitars is in the permanent collection of the Montreal Jazz Festival, at the NAMM Museum of Making Music exhibit, and other acoustic guitar shows.

Rick was editor of "Guitarmaker" magazine and Director of the Assoc. of Stringed Instrument Artisans for five years. He currently lives, makes and repairs instruments, and teaches lutherie in Seattle, Washington.

Flattop, Steel string, Cutaway, Sound port, Manzer Wedge

25.4" Scale length - 1 3/4" Nut width - 2 1/4" String spacing at saddle

Builder's comments: A very versatile large bodied instrument with a rich, mellow tone that is well-balanced throughout its range. Excellent dynamic range. The wedge makes it comfortable; the soundport lets you hear how good you sound; and the "Autumn flame" 'burst with maple leaf inlays and offset oval soundhole (with coral rosette) make it stand out from the crowd. Gold Waverly tuners with black pearl knobs. Complete with Ameritage hardshell case.

SOLD $6100

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Listing # A-84

 

Randall Kramer - 2007 Big Skye - German Spruce / Ziricote

Randall Kramer
Randall Kramer Guitars

PO Box 9855
Truckee, CA 96162

Phone: 530-587-1757

Email: sparkykramer@sbcglobal.net

Website: www.randallkramerguitars.com

Flattop, Steel string, Ebony bindings, Gotoh open gear tuners

25.5 " Scale length - 1 3/4 " Nut width - 2 1/4 " String spacing at saddle

Demo $5995

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Listing # A-12

 

Mark Blanchard - 2007 Bristlecone - Engelmann spruce / Ziricote

Mark Blanchard
Blanchard Guitars



Los Gatos , CA 95030

Phone: (406) 871-6314

Email: mark@blanchardguitars.com

Website: www.blanchardguitars.com

I began my guitar making career in 1981 doing repair and restoration work on a part time basis. In 1994 I built my first guitar and have been a full time professional guitar maker since 1998. I've studied guitar acoustics with Al Carruth and archtop guitar construction with Tom Ribbecke and Linda Manzer. Today, I specialize in custom made flattop steel string guitars, archtop jazz guitars and nylon string "crossover" guitars.

The guitars I offer for sale here on GuitarMaker Direct are usually instruments that I built to display at handmade guitar shows, but sometimes they will be guitars that I built just for the fun of it!

Flattop, Steel string, Manzer Wedge, Macassar ebony trim, Gold Schaller mini tuners

25.5" Scale length - 1 3/4" Nut width - 2 1/4" String spacing at saddle

Builder's comments: This Bristlecone is comparable to an OM style guitar. Its sensitivity to touch and its complex, clear tone will bring your fingerstyle tunes to life. The parabolic neck profile and slight Manzer Wedge will keep you comfortable while you play, and the figured ziricote will dazzle the eyes for hours on end.

New $7550

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Listing # A-4

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Running Dog Guitars - 2009 Mini Jumbo - Redwood / Malaysian Blackwood

Rick Davis
Running Dog Guitars

118 North 35th Street
suite 105
Seattle, WA 98103

Phone: 206.547.1407

Email: rick@vtguitars.com

Website: www.runningdogguitars.com

Rick has been crafting custom acoustic guitars for 20 years, having made almost 200 instruments. His clients include both professional and recreational musicians, and his guitars can be heard on recordings by Chip Wilson, Arty McGlynn, Dennis Cahill, Danny O'Keefe, and Paul Asbell. His work has been featured in several books, including Tim Brookes' "Guitar: An American Life." He exhibited at the Healdsburg Guitar Festival since 1997, at the Montreal Guitar Show where one of his guitars is in the permanent collection of the Montreal Jazz Festival, at the NAMM Museum of Making Music exhibit, and other acoustic guitar shows.

Rick was editor of "Guitarmaker" magazine and Director of the Assoc. of Stringed Instrument Artisans for five years. He currently lives, makes and repairs instruments, and teaches lutherie in Seattle, Washington.

Flattop, Steel string, Cutaway, Sound port, Manzer Wedge

25.4" Scale length - 1 3/4" Nut width - 2 1/4" String spacing at saddle

Builder's comments: Running Dog Mini Jumbo -- 'il gatto rosso' The blackwood back and sides combine with the old-growth redwood soundboard to give a rich, warm tone and great response. The wedged body makes it as comfortable to play as it is pleasant to hear (and with the soundport, you’ll be enjoying it as much as your audience). The cat is an homage to both the Chat Noir of 1930’s Paris and to the Cat in my life.

New $5900.

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Listing # A-55

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Running Dog Guitars - 2011 Big Dog Baritone - Bearclaw Sitka spruce / Koa

Rick Davis
Running Dog Guitars

118 North 35th Street
suite 105
Seattle, WA 98103

Phone: 206.547.1407

Email: rick@vtguitars.com

Website: www.runningdogguitars.com

Rick has been crafting custom acoustic guitars for 20 years, having made almost 200 instruments. His clients include both professional and recreational musicians, and his guitars can be heard on recordings by Chip Wilson, Arty McGlynn, Dennis Cahill, Danny O'Keefe, and Paul Asbell. His work has been featured in several books, including Tim Brookes' "Guitar: An American Life." He exhibited at the Healdsburg Guitar Festival since 1997, at the Montreal Guitar Show where one of his guitars is in the permanent collection of the Montreal Jazz Festival, at the NAMM Museum of Making Music exhibit, and other acoustic guitar shows.

Rick was editor of "Guitarmaker" magazine and Director of the Assoc. of Stringed Instrument Artisans for five years. He currently lives, makes and repairs instruments, and teaches lutherie in Seattle, Washington.

Flattop, Steel string, Baritone, Cutaway, Sound port, Manzer Wedge

27.65" Scale length - 1 13/16" Nut width - 2 3/8" String spacing at saddle

Builder's comments: The Great Bear-i-tone has a rich and robust tone with excellent volume and response. Designed to be tuned to B, it also works well in a dropped-A and low slack key tunings. The slightly wider fingerboard gives room for the larger string gauges. A Manzer wedge body and soundport -- and excellent intonation -- make it a joy to play. A custom Ameritage case is included.

New $6100

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Listing # A-93

 

Jack E Johnston - 2011 Parlor - White Fir / Indian rosewood

Jack E Johnston
Jack Johnston GuitarMaker

849 East Stanley Blvd
Livermore , CA 94550-4008

Phone: 925-640-9783

Email: J2guitars@aol.com

Website: www.JackJohnstonGuitarMaker.com

My path to Lutherie was a circuitous route starting with the end of my service career as a Jet Engine Mechanic for the US Air force. I went to a technical college and studied Mechanical Engineering Technology, Metallurgy and Physics. This training was useful for designing and building guitars and applying physics to make them sound their best.

I began building guitars in the early 1990s after completing a course in guitar building offered by the American School of Lutherie under the direction of Master Luthier Charles Fox. I also studied guitar acoustics under the Master Luthier Al Carruth, who had studied under Master violin maker, Carlene Hutchins.

My acoustic guitars are built with the finest woods. The tops and backs are tuned to produce efficient harmonic motion. They have a big voice even in smaller guitars like the Parlor model.

Flattop, Steel string, 12 Fret, Planetary Gear Tuners 16:1 ratio

24.5" Scale length - 1 3/4" Nut width - 2.55" String spacing at saddle

Builder's comments: This is not an ordinary guitar. This is a hand-built, in Livermore, CA, Parlor size acoustic guitar that is as loud as the larger Folk guitars and has great sustain due to optimizing the plates to produce efficient simple harmonic motion. It has planetary gear tuners that are about half the weight of enclosed tuners thus the perfect balance at the neck-body joint.

New $4500

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Listing # A-96

 

Todd Rose - 2010 Headwaters - Bearclaw Sitka spruce / ziricote

Todd Rose
Todd Rose Guitars

115 Marsh Road
Ithaca, NY 14850

Phone: 607-277-8133

Email: toddroseguitars@gmail.com

Website: www.toddroseguitars.com

My career in the arts has been lifelong and wide-ranging, encompassing drawing, ceramics, music, poetry, theater, and musical instrument making. I got into guitar making in 1999, and have found this to be one of the most rewarding of creative pursuits. The process of designing and building guitars that excel in sound quality, playability, functionality, and beauty engages my imagination, my intellect, and my manual skills in a way that is wonderfully challenging and fulfilling.

Then I get to play them! And hear them sing in the hands of many other players as well. Life is good.

Please visit my web site for a more in-depth look at my work. Thank you for your interest.

Flattop, Steel string, Sound port, Elevated fretboard, Rare (breathtaking!) ziricote

25.6" Scale length - 1 3/4" Nut width - 2 1/4" String spacing at saddle

Builder's comments: The unique Headwaters shape puts the bridge at the widest part of the body, resulting in a surprisingly big sound for a small guitar. Its voice is lively and powerful: great projection, a tone that is both warm and clear, meaty trebles, and a very wide dynamic range. The elevated fretboard and 15th fret neck join provide exceptional upper fret access. An extremely versatile guitar.

New $7600

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Listing # A-59

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John Mayes - 2010 L-32 - LS Redwood / Brazilian rosewood

John Mayes
John Mayes Guitars

Norman, OK

Phone: 405-312-3331

Email: Johnm@mayesguitars.com

Website: www.mayesguitars.com

John started his lutherie career in 1996 when he built his first instrument, a walnut/cedar parlor guitar. He continued to build guitars, pouring himself into each one as they continually improved. He accepted a position in 2001, working under the guidance of luthier Dana Bourgeois at Pantheon Guitars in Lewiston, Maine. While in Maine, John had a hand in building hundreds of guitars, refining his skills along the way. Some time later, John moved back to his home state of Oklahoma to start his own lutherie, Mayes Guitars.

Then in early 2007 John, looking for a change of pace, went to work for McPherson Guitars. While at McPherson John was involved in almost every aspect of the guitar building process at one time or another. From building the bodies, to finish and fretwork John made his mark on hundreds of McPherson Guitars.

In early 2009 John moved back to Oklahoma, again, and resumed making world class acoustics. His vast experience over the past decade has help shape him into an well rounded luthier who is well versed in coaxing the most out of an instrument.

John has built over 270 instruments that bear his name ranging from steel string acoustics to ukuleles, and electric guitars.

Flattop, Steel string, 13 Fret, Nickel Waverly tuners, Brazilian rosewood fretboard

24.75" Scale length - 1 3/4" Nut width - 2 1/4" String spacing at saddle

Builder's comments: This L-32 is a special piece. It's L-00 sized guitar with a short scale and 13 frets to the body. It features a rare and collectible "Lucky Strike" or LS redwood top, and back and sides from premium Brazilian rosewood. The tone is rich, balanced and excels under almost any style. Very responsive yet articulate and powerful. A custom Ameritage case is included.

SOLD $7,550

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Listing # A-60

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Running Dog Guitars - 2007 Mini Jumbo - Adirondack red spruce / Brazilian rosewood

Rick Davis
Running Dog Guitars

118 North 35th Street
suite 105
Seattle, WA 98103

Phone: 206.547.1407

Email: rick@vtguitars.com

Website: www.runningdogguitars.com

Rick has been crafting custom acoustic guitars for 20 years, having made almost 200 instruments. His clients include both professional and recreational musicians, and his guitars can be heard on recordings by Chip Wilson, Arty McGlynn, Dennis Cahill, Danny O'Keefe, and Paul Asbell. His work has been featured in several books, including Tim Brookes' "Guitar: An American Life." He exhibited at the Healdsburg Guitar Festival since 1997, at the Montreal Guitar Show where one of his guitars is in the permanent collection of the Montreal Jazz Festival, at the NAMM Museum of Making Music exhibit, and other acoustic guitar shows.

Rick was editor of "Guitarmaker" magazine and Director of the Assoc. of Stringed Instrument Artisans for five years. He currently lives, makes and repairs instruments, and teaches lutherie in Seattle, Washington.

Flattop, Steel string, Cutaway, Artistic inlay

25.4" Scale length - 1 3/4" Nut width - 2 1/4" String spacing at saddle

Builder's comments: Shown at Healdsburg and purchased by a repeat customer, this small-bodied powerhouse is available at a great price. It is in as-new condition and has been recently adjusted and set-up. It's a great blues/ragtime or old-time guitar, with lots of growl, volume and punch.

Demo $5500

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Listing # A-81

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Kent Hamblin - 2009 Grand Concert - Adirondack spruce / Honduras rosewood

Kent Hamblin

Phone: 970-708-1741

Email: hamblinguitars@gmail.com

Website: www.hamblin-guitars.com

Flattop, Steel string, Cutaway, Manzanita burl rossette

25.6" Scale length - 1 3/4" Nut width - 2 5/16" String spacing at saddle

Builder's comments: This is an exceptionally lively guitar. It is surprising sensitivity to a light touch yet retains the ability to be "driven". The response is balanced perfectly across the entire fret board. The tonal content includes presence, clarity, "woodiness", warmth and just the right amount of sweetness. It projects openly while still enveloping the player in the notes. A truly wonderful guitar.

SOLD $6800

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Listing # A-54

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Paul Woolson - 2009 LP (parlour) - Cedar/Engelman double top / Hondouran Mahogany

Paul Woolson
Woolson Soundcraft

3818 Meyer Avenue
Madison, WI 53711

Phone: 608-238-7803

Email: paul@woolsonsoundcraft.com

Website: www.woolsonsoundcraft.com

I have been passionate about guitars my entire life. Since childhood I remember wondering how guitars worked and were built. I began building professionally in 2001, after working for seven years in the corporate world as a graphic designer. I came to realize that my interests in woodworking at the time, boat building, and my love of guitars, intersected into my true passion: lutherie. I completed my training at the American School of Lutherie and worked for a period of time with legendary luthier Charles Fox.

Recently, I moved operations from Phoenix, Arizona, to Madison, Wisconsin, and set up a small studio where I work independently building quality hand-crafted guitars. I choose to work alone so I may personally attend to every detail of the guitars I build. I am fanatical about quality and I want to ensure that every instrument that bears my name is worthy of being called a Woolson Soundcraft guitar.

My guitars have many unique features you won't find on other instruments, and ones that give my guitars their distinctive sound and personality. My aesthetic appointments are clean, elegant and understated. I prefer to showcase the materials and let them speak for themselves.

I have built for musicians with a variety of different musical styles and I very much enjoy working with each of them to help them discover the guitar of their dreams.

Flattop, Steel string, Sound port, Pickup, Sunburst finish, Highlander iP1

24" Scale length - 1 13/16" Nut width - 57mm String spacing at saddle

Builder's comments: This is a wonderful little guitar. The voice on it is MUCH bigger than the size would suggest. Works very well in dropped tunings (DADGAD).

SOLD $5450

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Listing # A-61

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Jack Williams - 2009 12 Fret Dreadnought - Adirondack spruce / Indian rosewood

Jack Williams

Phone: 256-453-4242

Email: jack@jackwilliamsguitars.com

Website: jackwilliamsguitars.com

Flattop, Steel string, 12 Fret, Slotted headstock, Sunburst top

25.4" Scale length - 1.780" Nut width - 2.126" String spacing at saddle

Builder's comments: A very powerful classic styled 12 fret dreadnought set up for the fingerpicker, but it works well for the flatpicker too. Features include; select Indian rosewood back and sides, lightly braced adirondack spruce top, flamed maple binding, rope purfling, Grover sta-tite tuners, maple bridge plate, bone saddle and nut, nitro lacquer finish.

New $3150

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Listing # A-56

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Joel Nowland - 2011 Fran .5 - White Spruce / Sapele

Joel Nowland
Nowland Guitars

3089 West 1200 North
West Point, Utah 84015

Phone: 801-776-5344

Email: nguitars@qwestoffice.net

Website: www.nowlandguitars.com

In the early eighties while studying graphic design in Southern California I did various woodworking projects as a hobby and fell in love with every aspect of woodworking and quickly moved from graphic design to building custom furniture.

After winning the top award at the Design In Wood Show at Del Mar I decided to try an idea I had toyed with for some time, the building of an acoustic guitar. I checked out some books from the library and after only one guitar, I was hooked.

My specialty is acoustic flat top fingerstyle guitars. I also build a dreadnought model and the occasional "arched top" and classical guitar. The guitars I sell on line are show/display guitars and the occasional spec guitar.

Flattop, Steel string, Cutaway, Sound port, , Brazilian rosewood fingerboard & bridge

25.5 Scale length - 1-3/4" Nut width - 2-3/32" String spacing at saddle

Builder's comments: This 12 fret cutaway is bright, clear, rich and responsive to even the lightest touch, yet it can be played hard without it's tone breaking up. The adjustable, opposing grain, center laminated, bolt on neck is a full fingerboard length neck design supporting the playing surface from end to end. The interlocking radial x-bracing is designed to give the soundboard great strength and stability while allowing the top to react freely to the string energy. It comes with an Ameritage case.

Demo 3400.00

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Listing # A-90

 

Randall Kramer - 2008 PrairieGrass - Sitka Spruce / Narra

Randall Kramer
Randall Kramer Guitars

PO Box 9855
Truckee, CA 96162

Phone: 530-587-1757

Email: sparkykramer@sbcglobal.net

Website: www.randallkramerguitars.com

Flattop, Steel string, Sound port, Madagascar appointments, koa purflings, Gotoh 510 tuners

25.5 " Scale length - 1 3/4 " Nut width - 2 1/4 " String spacing at saddle

New $5995

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Listing # A-47

 

Randall Kramer - 2007 PrairieGrass - German Spruce / Madagascar rosewood

Randall Kramer
Randall Kramer Guitars

PO Box 9855
Truckee, CA 96162

Phone: 530-587-1757

Email: sparkykramer@sbcglobal.net

Website: www.randallkramerguitars.com

Flattop, Steel string, Cutaway, Artistic inlay, Madagascar trim, Koa binding

25.0 " Scale length - 1 3/4 " Nut width - 2 13/16 " String spacing at saddle

New $7500

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Listing # A-49

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Running Dog Guitars - 2011 Ought 3 - Bearclaw Sitka spruce / Camatillo rosewood

Rick Davis
Running Dog Guitars

118 North 35th Street
suite 105
Seattle, WA 98103

Phone: 206.547.1407

Email: rick@vtguitars.com

Website: www.runningdogguitars.com

Rick has been crafting custom acoustic guitars for 20 years, having made almost 200 instruments. His clients include both professional and recreational musicians, and his guitars can be heard on recordings by Chip Wilson, Arty McGlynn, Dennis Cahill, Danny O'Keefe, and Paul Asbell. His work has been featured in several books, including Tim Brookes' "Guitar: An American Life." He exhibited at the Healdsburg Guitar Festival since 1997, at the Montreal Guitar Show where one of his guitars is in the permanent collection of the Montreal Jazz Festival, at the NAMM Museum of Making Music exhibit, and other acoustic guitar shows.

Rick was editor of "Guitarmaker" magazine and Director of the Assoc. of Stringed Instrument Artisans for five years. He currently lives, makes and repairs instruments, and teaches lutherie in Seattle, Washington.

Flattop, Steel string, Cutaway, Sound port, Artistic inlay, (by Larry Robinson)

25.4" Scale length - 1 3/4" Nut width - 2 1/4" String spacing at saddle

Builder's comments: The prancing seahorse (actually, a hippocampus) figure was drawn by Zoe Brookes, then cut and engraved by Larry Robinson -- in Greek mythology, two of these pulled Poseidon's chariot through the waves. The guitar is voiced powerfully, with excellent balance and richness. It's set up for comfortable fingerstyle playing but will handle skillful flatpicking as well.

New $5900

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Listing # A-89

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